Safety & Occupational Health
Safety and occupational health targets
RATCH is determined to achieve safety, with zero accident, injuries or illness. The company has reiterated the necessity of strict compliance with laws, rules and recognized safety and occupational health standards. Safety and occupational health guidelines are integrated into the Code of Conduct, the Safety and Occupational Health Policy, Supplier Code of Conduct and other policies related to safety and occupational health. The Code of Conduct and policies have been communicated with employees at all levels, contractors and subcontractors for their awareness and consciousness of safety in the workplace.
Safety and occupational health management structure
More Info: | The Code of Conduct |
Safety, Occupational Health and Working Environment Policy | |
Corporate Sustainability Policy |
RATCH Group’s safety and occupational health management is overseen by the Board of Directors, with the Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee and the Risk Management Committee being tasked to monitor the operations and report to the Board of Directors. The Management, comprising the Chief Executive Officer and functional chiefs, are obligated to outline safety and occupational health guidelines for RATCH and invested entities as well as communicate with job operators. Responsible for implementing the guidelines are all departments involved with safety, the environment and risk management, the Safety, Occupational Health and Work Environment Committee and other relevant working committees like the Disease-free, Safety, Drug-free: Good Health and Happy Mind: and Safety Clinic. They are also tasked to monitor the implementation for further improvement, make reports to relevant supervisory units and inform stakeholders in a thorough and continuous manner, so as to ensure all entities achieve the organization’s objectives.
Key safety statistics in 2022
Power plant/ Office | No. of persons | No. of hours worked (hours) | Frequency rate per 200,000 hours worked |
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All employees | All contractors | Total operators | All employees | All contractors | Total operators | Fatal work injury | Lost-time injury | Occupational illness | |
RATCH | 222 | 56 | 278 | 405,096 | 171,560 | 576,656 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RGCO | 47 | 381 | 428 | 85,630 | 1,285,343 | 1,370,973 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RAC | 24 | 0 | 24 | 36,864 | 0 | 36,864 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RL | 214 | 0 | 214 | 524,019 | 0 | 524,019 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RCO | 13 | 436 | 449 | 17,944 | 608,356 | 626,300 | 0.32 | 0 | 0 |
SCG Group | 181 | 755 | 936 | 394,483 | 889,057 | 1,283,539 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Asahan-1 | 20 | 95 | 115 | 39,984 | 215,961 | 255,945 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NRER | 31 | 23 | 54 | 58,188 | 754,410 | 812,598 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NNEG | 30 | 970 | 1,000 | 57,264 | 245,564 | 302,828 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BPC | 19 | 50 | 69 | 25,544 | 129,846 | 155,390 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 801 | 2,766 | 3,567 | 1,645,015 | 4,300,096 | 5,945,112 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 |
Power plant | RATCH | RGCO | RAC | RL | RCO | SCG Group | Asahan-1 | NRER | NNEG | BPC |
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LTIFR of employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TIFR of employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
LTIFR of contractors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TIFR of contractors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.81 | 0 |
Note : | LTIFR = Lost-Time Injury Frequency Rate per 200,000 hours worked |
TIFR = Total Injury Frequency Rate per 200,000 hours worked |
Safety and occupational health operations
Job risk management
All high-risk tasks including work in confined space, hot work that causes heat and sparks and work with chemicals required risk assessment prior to the start of work and during the work process, to ensure the safety of all and reduce the severity of danger to life and assets in case of unexpected events.
The assessment took into account risk-control or management measures that can keep possible danger at low or acceptable level, to minimize the risks to all job operators.
Risk control principles
Job risk assessment in 2022
Risk (job) | RATCH | RGCO | RCO | SCG Group | NRER | NNEG | BPC | Asahan-1 |
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High | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Medium | 0 | 420 | 578 | 256 | 12 | 28 | 200 | 0 |
Acceptable | 5 | 217 | 703 | 222 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 299 |
Low | 26 | 317 | 0 | 912 | 0 | 6 | 311 | 180 |
Total (jobs) | 31 | 954 | 1,281 | 1,393 | 21 | 50 | 541 | 479 |
Measures/ operational approach applied for risk control (measures) | 12 | 420 | 149 | 910 | 21 | 189 | 10 | 0 |
Note : | RATCH = RATCH Group Public Co., Ltd. | RGCO = Ratchaburi Power Plant |
RCO = RATCH Cogeneration Power Plant | SCG GROUP = Sahacogen (Chonburi) Public Co., Ltd., Sahacogen Green Co., Ltd. and Sahagreen Forest Co., Ltd. | |
NRER = Nexif RATCH Energy Rayong Power Plant | NNEG = Nava Nakorn Power Plant | |
BPC = Berkprai Cogeneration Power Plant | Asahan-1 = Asahan-1 Hydroelectric Power Plant |
Related units applied strict inspection on work areas when the job shows medium or high risk. The inspection frequency is set accordingly to the risk level as follows:
Risk level | Inspection frequency | |||
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Supervisor | Safety Officer | Safety, Occupational Health and Work Environment Committee | ||
Supervisor Level | Professional Level | |||
High-risk jobs | All the time | Every day | Every day | Every month or according to work schedules |
Medium-risk jobs | Every hour | Every day | Every day | Every month or according to work schedules |
Safety supervision
Accidents are mostly caused by the poor conditions of job operators, tools/machinery/equipment and the work environment. Control measures to ensure safety involve the Stop Work Authority when job operators are in unsafe conditions and the job operator’s right to refuse to work when their physical condition, work environment, or machinery/equipment is in a poor condition and may cause an accident/incident.
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The Stop Work Authority (SWA) allows an immediate halt given risks that may endanger workers’ health and life. The authority is given to all job operators or any observer who spots the danger. They can exercise the authority by notifying their supervisors.
Emergency management
RATCH and all power plants have established emergency management plans in line with the contexts of their operational risks as well as the likelihood. The plans are exercised annually to test emergency procedures for incidents included in the plans, at different levels of severity. The drills are to ensure all job operators’ understanding in their roles in emergency management and their preparedness for actual emergencies.
Emergency Response Drill Statistics in 2022
Emergency incidents | Number of drills | ||||||||
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RATCH | RGCO | RCO | SCG Group | NRER | NNEG | BPC | Asahan-1 | RAC | |
Level 1 fire and explosion | 12 | 29 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Level 2 fire and explosion | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
Level 3 fire and explosion | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
Gas leak | - | 4 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
Oil leak | - | 2 | - | 5 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - |
Chemical leak | - | 3 | - | 4 | - | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
Radiation leak | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Waste/Sewage transfer | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
Transformer explosion | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
Boiler explosion | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Natural disasters (Storm/Flood/ Earthquake/ Wildfire) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
Epidemic | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Snake bite | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Broken lift | 12 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pressure pipe break | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Confined space | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
Emergency incidents
RATCH and power plants in the reporting boundary experienced small-scale fire, oil leak/chemical leak and disaster incidents in 2022. All the incidents were controlled as planned, without sending impacts on life and property or the production process. The management procedures and practices were improved for greater efficiency and suitability for the situations.
Fire incident | Chemical leak |
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Sahagreen Forest: 1 incident |
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Crisis Management
RATCH has the Business Continuity Plan and the Crisis Management Plan, to contain the impacts from controllable yet unpredictable crises that may be originated internally or externally. The plans are to ensure business continuity. Both plans have been integrated into the Emergency Response Plan of RATCH and all subsidiaries and joint ventures, for more streamlined actions and management efficiency. The procedures and actions as well as emergency situations in all plans are reviewed on an annual basis.
In 2022, Ratchaburi Power Plant organized a training for executives and relevant job operators in preparation for the development of the Business Continuity Management system and guidelines for its own crisis management plan and business continuity plan. The working committee on environment, occupational health and safety is responsible for the formulation of the Business Continuity Plan in light of the outbreak of emerging/re-emerging diseases, so as to ensure the operation and maintenance personnel can uninterruptedly perform their duties. The plan covers 3 stages – before, during and after the outbreak. It is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2023 and drills will be organized thereafter.
Ratchaburi Power Plant’s action plan on emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases
Strengthening safety culture
In support of the zero accident target, RATCH emphasizes the building of awareness and understanding in the risks and impacts from negligence or unsafe situations, to ensure correct practices in daily routines for the safety and quality of life of all workers.
Training to raise awareness on occupational health and safety in 2022
Training topic | No. of attendees (Person) | % of Employees | % of Suppliers/ Contractors | |||||||||
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RGCO | RCO | NNEG | BPC | SCG Group | NRER | RL | Asahan-1 | RATCH | Total (Person) | |||
Roles and responsibility of Safety officer (supervisor level / executive level) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 56 | 42.86 | 57.14 |
Refresh controller’s knowledge about boiler/crane and safety measures | 84 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 195 | 26.15 | 73.85 |
Health (hearing conservation/ occupational disease/nutrition) | 94 | 60 | 20 | 60 | 157 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 477 | 49.27 | 50.73 |
Safety of work as electrical work, confined space, sound, chemical, high ground | 158 | 124 | 23 | 35 | 140 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 487 | 29.98 | 70.02 |
System operator for working related to water/air/industrial waste | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5.56 | 94.44 |
Safety drive and control the general vehicle/ fork-lift | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 88 | 75.00 | 25.00 |
How to use tools and equipment (stationary crane and mobile crane) | 48 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 21.57 | 78.43 |
Fire suppression at basic to advance level; inside the building; and use of PPE | 207 | 36 | 42 | 50 | 76 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 207 | 652 | 62.88 | 37.12 |
Safety, occupational health and work environment for committee workers and new hires | 2,179 | 1,317 | 1,422 | 586 | 1,363 | 58 | 218 | 15 | 173 | 7,331 | 6.71 | 93.29 |
Operator in areas with use of natural gas/oil storage/ pipeline | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20.00 | 80.00 |
Internal Auditor ISO 14001 & 45001 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3.23 | 96.77 |
Deluge Valve และ Deluge System และ Impairment Work Permit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 100.00 | 0 |
Knowledge for Coal Fired Power Plant Operation #1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 100.00 | 0 |
Operation BAR/AAR/KM and PPA Case Study #1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 100.00 | 0 |
Nirsoft Program และ MMS Program | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 100.00 | 0 |
Training of Monthly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 100.00 | 0 |